QUESTION:  Recently, I was admiring my grandmother’s sewing machine. I think it was probably her mother’s. Amazing that a mass-produced to...

  QUESTION: My grandmother loved to sew. She made her own clothes and some of those of her family. Over the years, she assembled quite a co...

QUESTION: I have a piece of scrimshaw which has been in my family for years.  I’d like to know how I can determine if it’s authentic or not...